Bedside General and Cardiac Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Critically Ill Patients: Part I

Publication Date: November 1, 2015
Last Updated: March 14, 2022

Recommendations

NONCARDIAC THORACIC IMAGING

Pleural Effusion

We recommend that ultrasound should be used to complement physical examination and conventional chest radiography to diagnose and localize a pleural effusion. (1A)
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Bedside General and Cardiac Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Critically Ill Patients: Part I

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